Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon QX20 RD vs Epson EcoTank ET-18100

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 6identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon QX20 RD has 43 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank ET-18100 (62 W vs 19 W). The Epson EcoTank ET-18100 has 420.8 mm more width than the Canon QX20 RD (523 mm vs 102.2 mm). The Epson EcoTank ET-18100 has 223.2 mm more depth than the Canon QX20 RD (369 mm vs 145.8 mm). Only the Canon QX20 RD has Bluetooth. Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Canon QX20 RD, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank ET-18100.

  • Print technology
    • QX20 RD:Dye-sublimation
    • EcoTank ET-18100:Inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • QX20 RD:287 x 287 DPI
    • EcoTank ET-18100:5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Product colour
    • QX20 RD:Red, Terracotta
    • EcoTank ET-18100:Black
  • Bluetooth
    • QX20 RD:Yes
    • EcoTank ET-18100:No
  • Power source
    • QX20 RD:Battery
    • EcoTank ET-18100:AC
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • QX20 RD:62 W
    • EcoTank ET-18100:19 W
  • Width
    • QX20 RD:102.2 mm
    • EcoTank ET-18100:523 mm
  • Depth
    • QX20 RD:145.8 mm
    • EcoTank ET-18100:369 mm

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Comparison of QX20 RD, EcoTank ET-18100
53 specifications
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersDye-sublimationInkjet
Borderless printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers287 x 287 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 s
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 s
Features2 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersRed, TerracottaBlack
Printing coloursDiffersCyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIndonesia
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour depthKnown for one24 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB4, B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10, C6, DL
Printing sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x15
Maximum print sizeKnown for one2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo stickersKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
PictBridgeNoNo
USB portYesYes
Direct printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-CUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEpson Connect
Power2 differ
Power sourceDiffersBatteryAC
Power consumption (printing)Differs62 W19 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.6 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers102.2 mm523 mm
DepthDiffers145.8 mm369 mm
HeightDiffers32.9 mm150 mm
WeightDiffers455 g8 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one120 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one157 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one84 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one650 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one1582.56 cm³Unknown — not stated by the source

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